NYWIFT is presenting a special screening of Invisible Women, a documentary by Susan Davis, Steve Mills and Susan Valdes which focuses on an issue of concern to all of us—the diminishing images in the media of women over 40. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

The figures are stunning; although women control 60 percent of the wealth and influence 85 percent of buying decisions, they have only 11 percent of the roles on TV and in the movies. The Screen Actors Guild Foundation funded Invisible Women, a 28-minute profile of four working actresses who find themselves “pink-slipped” after age 40, discouraged by the lack of substance in the roles for women. It includes insights from Dr. Ken Dychtwald, noted author of Age Wave, as well as interviews with Susan Sarandon and Christine Lahti, actresses who have managed to find their place in today’s youth obsessed climate.

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